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...some souvenir of the place. To meet this long-felt want we suggest that lunch counters be set up in the transept and a free meal be given to every one who purchases a glass of milk and a bottle of Apollinaris water. The impression thus produced would be deep and lasting; one that would transcend all earthly considerations of space and time...
...pioneers of the sport in America, "Canxing is the active principle of yachting set free from costly suppers, tyrannical sailing-masters, and the endless war of keel and centre-board. The cruising canx is a craft in which a man can sail or paddle in rough or smooth, deep or shallow water; in which he can travel by day and sleep at night, and which in case of necessity he can take under his arm, and drag around an impossible rapid, or over a portage from one stream to another. No other craft permits its owner these priceless privileges...
...oars clear through, and in the middle of the boat there is a break in the time, occasioned by number five, who does not heave back his shoulders with the others. A few more individual "peculiarities" are noticeable. No. 2 shoots his hands out slowly. No. 3 dips too deep at the beginning of the stroke and settles at the finish. No. 8 starts to recover before he shoots out his hands...
Substitutes, A. J. Bowen, 162 lbs. and W. Baldwin, 156 lbs.; coxswain, J. L. Whiteside, 110 lbs. The bow and No. 4 do not face their blades with the others, No. 2 swings crooked, while 3 and 4 dip too deep on the catch. No. 5 looks out of the boat too often and 6's oar "slivers out" at the finish. 7 and 8 "clip." When these faults have been corrected, the juniors will be in condition to make a hard struggle for first place...
...Alexander. Altogether, the crew lacks uniformity in facing the oars after feathering, and in taking them out of the water; many have their oars too high on the full reach; stroke is not well supported by the men immediately behind him; No. 7 dips too deep at the beginning of the stroke, and No. 6 "clips; " No. 5 rows "short," while 2 catches ahead...